Barber&#39;s pole.



No. 822,923. 'PATENTED JUNE 12. 1905.

w. T, 605B.

I BARBER@ fa. APLIGATIOH FILED LUI. 31, 1906.

I'wmlllulwlll support ha WILLIAM T. COBB, or EAMONTE, MISSOURI.

j BARBEBS POLE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Appunti@ nea :amm si, nasa sein No. 298,336.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. Conn, e citizen of the United States, residin ateliemonte, in the county of Pettisand tate of Missouri, have 'invented a new andjnsefu Berbers Pole, of which the foiiorrgs a specification. Y Y

his invention relates to improvements in advertising devices, more particularly to berbere oies and similar structures, and has for its o ject to simplify and improve the construction and increase the utility and eciency of devices of this character.

lWith these and other objectsV in view, which will appear as the-nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and ciarned.

' In the accompanying drawings, a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designatin characters, is iilustrated the preferre form of the embodiment of the inventical o eration.

In t e drawings tion. Fi 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation. ig. 3 is a` perspective view of a modied-orm of the supporting means.

. The improved devicecomprlses a; shell or casing of any approved form or size, but referably tubular, and with endsV 11 '12. he shell is preferably of sheet metal and the ends of cast or pressed metal and`with com trai bearings 13 14', through which a shaft cone-eoliars 16 17, and the extends. lThe shaft is tprovided with are rovided with conical interiors, the conical earinfs4 and conical collars designed t'o s 1 8 19 between them, and thus provide ballsbearin to the shell 10 and its endsll 12. The s ell 101s provided with curved and inclined Wingsy 20, extending Wind operates to rotatejthe shell u on the" lars 16 17 are also threaded therefrom near one end, against which the shaft, as hereinafter e lained; T e shaft 15 is threadedat the en s and the cone-coland engage these threaded portions of theshaft in reverse posi- Y tion. By rotating the upper cone-collar upon the shaft it Wiil bea usted longitudinally thereof, and thus rovide means for the requisite adjustment etween the cones and'bearings.

Engaging the upper threaded end of the and cone-bearing 16.

forming p tion capable of carrying the same into prac-` Figure 1 is a side eleva-` only will be emp earings 13 14 shaft 15 is a cylindrical member 2,1, and su ported in the member 21 is a section 22 o a shaft in lon 'tudinal alinement with and continuing t e main shaft 15. Bearing upon the shaft 15 between the cone-bearing 16 and the sleeve 21 is a collar or disk 41, preferably covered with leather or the like and indicated at 42 the member 41 being thus rigidly clamped between-the sleeve 21 The sleeve 21 thus performs three functions, rst, as a cou ling Ineens between shafts 15and 22 secon ,asa clamping means to hold' the brake-bearing 41 42 in position,'and, third, as a jam-nut zo prevent the parte 41 and 16 from working oose.

The shaft 15 audits extension 22v are sup ported rigidly in a vertical position either In spaced brackets 23 24, attached to a'wall 25 or other stationary structure or in e. base of suitable size, as represented at 26 in Fig. 3, or by other suitable means, When the device is supported in brackets, as in 1 and 2, the ends of vthe shaft members W1 l be provided with ornamental finishing memers, as at 27 28, and when sup the hase 26 the upperiornamenta l Amember 27 Risin from theyupper end member. l1 of the Shel are standards 29 30, in which arms 31 32 are pivoted at 33 34 and with balls'or Weights 35 36 upon the outer ends and shoes orted upon l?? 38 at the lower ends, the latterjor bear-'- Lug upon opposite' sides of thel member 11 w' en the up er weighted'ends of the arms are distende by centrifugal force; Aspnng `39 is connected to the arms 31 32 above the to maintainl the standards and operating Y l shoes normally out of contact with the memshoes 37 38,54thus serve as an automatic I.yrernor to control' the s eed ofthe shell its attachments, as hereinafter explained.'

Th 'sh l1 or casing '10 isdeslgned to he or- Y namented or provided with any liesiredmat- 'ter of an advertising nature or otherwise blltF as before stated, is particularly ada for use as a barhers sign or .polef an to this i end the shell is shown provided with spirallydisposed handset() of contrasting shades, as in the usual form of berbere signs.

By this ement the shell 10 and ,its attachments wii be rapidly rotated by the action `ofthe Wind upon thewings 20, and so lon as the speed is normal the springs 39 wil maintain the arms 31 32 in their inoperaber 41. The'weighted 3132-, with their l Y:on: I

resV tive position or with the shoes 37 38 out of Contact with the member 41 but any abnormal increase of speed will cause the arms 31 32 to be distended at the weighted ends and compress the shoes 37 38 upon the member 41 and retard the moation of the shell, the force of the pressure corresponding to the s eed of the Wind. The s eed of the shell is t us automatically controlled and governed, as will be obvious.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is-- 1. In a device of the class described, a stationary shaft, conical collars s aced apart upon said shaft with one of sai collars ad- Justable thereon, a shell having circumferentially-Adisposed exterior wings and inclosin said shaft between said collars and provide with bearings adjacent to the same, bearingballs between said 'collars and bearings, a`

brake-block bearing upon said adjustable collar,a sleeve adjustable upon said shaft and bearin 'u onsaid block arms Swingin from said sxell) and havin shoes at one en for bearingfnpon said bloc and weighted at their other ends, and a spring connecting the larms and operating to maintain them no1 Inally in inoperative position.

2. In a device of the class described, a sta- Y tionary shaft, bearing-collars spaced apart upon said shaft, with one of said collars adjustable on the shaft, a shell rotatively mounted upon said bearings and provided with means whereby the same is rotated by the influence of the Wind, a brake-'block carried by said shaft and bearing u on said adjustable collar, a sleeve adjustab e u on said shaft and Ybearin upon said `bloc arms swinging from sai shell and having shoes at one end adjacent to said block and weighted at the other ends, and yieldable means for holdin brakelock.

3. In a device of the class described, a stationary shaft, bearing-collars spaced apart upon said shaft, a shell rotativefupon said bearings, means whereby said shell is rotated by the influence of the wind, a brake-block bearing upon one of said shaft-bearin a sleeve adjustable upon said shaft and lsearing upon said block and levers swinging upon sald shell and hav' shoes at one end for bearing upon said b ook and weighted at their other ends, and yieldable means or holdin said shoes out of contact with said brakelock. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM T. COB, Witnesses: i

A. W. CHATHAM, R. E. FOWLER.

said shoes out of Contact with said 

